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(2)Where an action is brought in a county court by a local authority for either or both of the following—
(a)the recovery of possession of a house belonging to the authority;
(b)the recovery of any rent, mesne profits, damages or other sum claimed by the authority in respect of the occupation by any person of such a house,
then, in so far as the proceedings in the action are heard by the registrar, any officer of the authority authorised by the authority in that behalf, . . . F2 may address the registrar . . . F2.
(3)In this section—
“local authority” means a county council, . . . F3 a district council [F4the Broads Authority], [F5any National Park authority,]a London borough council [F6, a police authority established under [F7section 3 of thePolice Act 1996]][F8, the Service Authority for the National Criminal Intelligence Service, the Service Authority for the National Crime Squad][F9[F10the Inner London Education Authority], a joint authority established by Part IV of the Local Government Act 1985.]or the Common Council of the City of London; and
“house” includes a part of a house, a flat or any other dwelling and also includes any yard, garden, outhouse or appurtenance occupied with a house or part of a house or with a flat or other dwelling,
and any reference to the occupation of a house by a person includes a reference to anything done by that person, or caused or permitted by him to be done, in relation to the house as occupier of the house, whether under a tenancy or licence or otherwise.
Textual Amendments
F2Words repealed by Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41, SIF 76:1), s. 125(7), Sch. 20
F3Words repealed by Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51, SIF 81:1), s. 102, Sch. 17
F4Words inserted by Norfolk and Suffolk Broads Act 1988 (c. 4, SIF 81:1), s. 21, Sch. 6 para. 24
F5Words in s. 60(3) inserted (23.11.1995) by 1995 c. 25, s. 78, Sch. 10 para. 23 (with ss. 7(6), 115, 117, Sch. 8 para. 7); S.I. 1995/2950, art. 2(1).
F6Words in s. 60(3) inserted (1.10.1994 for certain purposes only and 1.4.1995 for all remaining purposes) by 1994 c. 29, s. 43, Sch. 4 Pt. II para. 57; S.I. 1994/2025, art. 6(1); S.I. 1994/3262, art. 4, Sch.
F7Words in s. 60(3) substituted (22.8.1996) by 1996 c. 16, ss. 103(1), 104(1), Sch. 7 para. 1(1)(2)(u).
F8Words in s. 60(3) inserted (1.4.1998) by 1997 c. 50, s. 134(1), Sch. 9 para.45; S.I. 1998/354, art. 2(1)(2)(ay)
F9Words inserted by Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51, SIF 81:1), s. 84, Sch. 14 para. 63
F10Words repealed by Education Reform Act 1988 (c. 40, SIF 41:1),ss. 231(7), 235(6), 237, Sch. 13 Pt. I
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 60 amended by Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51, SIF 81:1), s. 57(7), Sch. 13 para. 13(l)
C2S. 60 extended (5.7.1994) by 1994 c. 19, s. 39, Sch. 13 para. 20(k) (with s. 54, Sch. 17 paras. 22(1), 23(2)).
C3S. 60(3) amended by S.I. 1985/1884, art. 10, Sch. 3 para. 4(w)
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